Acquainted With The Night: excursions through the world after dark
Christopher Dewdney, "Acquainted With The Night: excursions through the world after dark"
English | 2004 | ISBN: 0002006391 | EPUB | pages: 320 | 0.6 mb
English | 2004 | ISBN: 0002006391 | EPUB | pages: 320 | 0.6 mb
Only Christopher Dewdney could mine the darkest pools of lore, legend, natural history, science, cultural history and the arts to recast the seemingly commonplace aspects of an ordinary night into a magical and exhilarating nocturnal tour.
Using an original hour-by-hour structure that follows night’s progression from 6:00 pm to 6:00 am, Dewdney explores and celebrates a single representative night at each point on the clock.
• 6:00 pm: The setting sun begins Dewdney’s search todiscover the perfect sunset.
• 10:00 pm: The evening rhythms of the city hit theirstride, from the cop on the night beat to the backbeatof the clubs.
• Midnight: The hour of romance and magic.
• 3:00 am: Dewdney is wide awake at a sleep clinic.
• 5:00 am: “The desperate hour,” we enter a provocativecultural investigation of the “art of darkness.”
For all those who’ve been wondering what they’ve been missing while they sleep, Acquainted with the Night is an illuminating exploration and a terrific gift book.